Denton and Gawker seem to have anticipated that they’d lose the case, as they announced that they had already begun appealing the verdict.

Denton said: “Given key evidence and the most important witness were both improperly withheld from this jury, we all knew the appeals court will need to resolve the case. … That’s why we feel very positive about the appeal that we have already begun preparing, as we expect to win this case ultimately.